
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Nobles County, Minnesota
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day1,352 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 13.5% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 32.5 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 7.1% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 46.7 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $72,191 |
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Our data shows 1,352 vehicles per day on the average road in Nobles County, Minnesota, and 892,932 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈326 million per year) across its 516 miles of monitored roads. Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 13.5% of traffic, against 8.1% across Minnesota.
Traffic 60% below the Minnesota average
Nobles's average daily traffic volume is 60% lower than the state average - 1,352 vehicles per day against 3,404 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.6% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 72% of counties in Minnesota see more traffic than Nobles's 1,352 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 32.5 minutes, on par with the state level. 60% of counties in Minnesota have a longer average travel time than Nobles's 32.5 minutes.
At 33% lower than the state level, the 7.1% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Nobles County, Minnesota
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,775 |
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| Trucks | 16.9% |
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| Average travel time | 53.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 12.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $72,548 |
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Highways carry more than half of all travel in Nobles County, Minnesota (61% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 4,775 vehicles per day, 316% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,148 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 20% of the road network, 105 miles in 225 segments, so each mile of them is 3.0 times as busy as the average road mile.
That is more highway travel volume than 64% of counties in Minnesota.
Higher highway truck share than 91% of counties in Minnesota
At 16.9%, highway truck share is 65% higher than the state average. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
Nobles's highway truck share (16.9%) is higher than 91% of counties in Minnesota. Nobles's highway truck count is higher than 64% of counties in Minnesota, at roughly 809 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Nobles County, Minnesota
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,148 |
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| Trucks | 8.0% |
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| Average travel time | 31.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 6.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 46.2 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $71,988 |
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Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Nobles County, Minnesota: 39% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,148 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 80% of the monitored road miles (411 miles in 3,765 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 346,014 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈126 million per year). Trucks make up 8.0% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 12 vehicles.
Younger drivers than 67% of counties in Minnesota
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 53% lower than on highways.
At 31% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 6.8% signals easier movement on local roads.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 66% of counties in Minnesota. 67% of counties in Minnesota have an older driver population than Nobles.